Zimbabwe have lost another T20I game and they will have to sort out a few questions before they face the hosts on the 17th of this month. Bangladesh, on the other hand, will try to continue the winning momentum. Don't forget to join us on Sunday for the second game of the series. Meanwhile, you can also hop tabs to check what is happening in the 3rd Test between South Africa and England. It is bye from us here, enjoy your weekend. Take care!

Hamilton Masakadza (Man of the Match): "I could have put a few more runs for the team. So it is disappointing. It has always been a good wicket here, it was good to bat once again. I was in, other guys were coming. So, I had to make sure that I stayed right till the end to get a few more runs. Some good guys are coming up and things are looking good for us."

Mortaza: "Yeah, it was clinical performance by the batsmen, bowling we can improve. The way Shakib finished, it was brilliant. Tamim was calm in the beginning of the innings. At one stage, they looked like getting 180 but Mustafizur and Al-Amin bowled brilliantly. Obviously, very pleased. It is just a start, we have to keep going from here."

Chigumbura: "Yeah, definitely, a good result with the bat. We could not maximize it though. The way Mustafizur bowled, it was tough for someone to come in and hit straightaway. I think finishing off the games is going to be important. On a good wicket like this, the bowlers did a good job, we did not back it up with fielding by dropping a few chances."

An easy win for Mortaza's men in the end. 163 was a good total on this track but the Bangladesh batsmen showed patience after losing a few wickets in the middle to seal this one. The experience of Shakib once again did the trick for them, he kept his calm and was amply supported by Nurul from the other end. Earlier, it was the pocket-sized dynamite Mushfiqur Rahim and Sabbir Rahman who got a good partnership in the middle overs to keep Bangladesh in the chase. Zimbabwe will rue their luck, their middle order failed else they could have posted at least 20 more on the board. When they came onto bowl, the hosts never allowed them to settle in and runs kept leaking. This is also the highest run chase by Bangladesh in T20Is. Stay tuned for the post-match presentation...

18.5

Luke Jongwe to Shakib, 5 wides, the game is over and it is a bad way to finish the match. Bowled it well down the leg-side and Shakib misses the flick, it was too wide and the keeper failed to stop it on the dive, the ball races to the fine leg fence and Bangladesh are home. Bangladesh win by 4 wickets and go 1-0 up in the 4-match T20I series.

18.4

Luke Jongwe to Shakib, FOUR, full toss and Shakib clips it away from the fielder at deep backward square leg. He has made it quite easy for Bangladesh with two back to back fours

18.3

Luke Jongwe to Shakib, FOUR, the man is inside the circle at third man and Shakib makes use of it, goes for a wild flat batted shot on this short delivery, gets a thick outside edge and it rolls down the third man fence

18.2

Luke Jongwe to Nurul Hasan, 1 run, slower delivery and on middle and leg, Nurul nudges it to the right of the bowler and takes a single

18.1

Luke Jongwe to Shakib, leg byes, 1 run, makes room once again, Jongwe follows him with a full ball and pings him on the pad, the ball rolls into the off-side and the batsmen change ends

Bangladesh need 13 runs in 12 balls

17.6

Vitori to Shakib, 1 run, full and on Shakib's pads, he whips it to fine leg for a single

17.6

Vitori to Shakib, 5 wides, wide and it beats the keeper, that is criminal at this point, Vitori was looking for a yorker and missed the line, Hasan looked to flick it fine but missed, the ball beat a diving keeper as well and went into the fine leg fence

17.5

Vitori to Nurul Hasan, 1 run, very full and wide outside off, Hasan squeezes the drive to cover and picks up a single

17.4

Vitori to Nurul Hasan, FOUR, cheeky and four, the debutant gets the crucial runs for Bangladesh, swooped low and lapped it fine to beat the man at short fine leg, a much-needed four for the hosts

17.3

Vitori to Shakib, 1 run, Shakib makes room, Vitori follows him with a low full toss, Shakib drills it down to long-on for a single

17.2

Vitori to Nurul Hasan, 1 run, yorker again, Nurul keeps it out to mid-wicket for a quick single. Bangladesh need Shakib on strike and he has got it

17.1

Vitori to Shakib, 1 run, now that is a dream yorker, there was not much Shakib could have done about it, squeezes it to third man for a single

Brian Vitori [2.0-0-10-0] is back into the attack

Zimbabwe have made a little comeback here. This is going right down to the wire. Will keep you on the edge of the seat for the next three overs...

16.6

Luke Jongwe to Nurul Hasan, no run, slower delivery and a shorter one outside off, Hasan comes down the track to flat bat it through the off-side, gets nowhere close to it and keeper collects it on one bounce

Nurul Hasan, right handed bat, comes to the crease

16.5

Luke Jongwe to Mahmudullah, out Bowled!! Jongwe has his revenge there. Bowls this one quite full, Mahmudullah looks to flay it hard through the off-side, gets a thick bottom edge and it crahses onto the stumps. Zimbabwe could not have asked for a bigger wicket than this. Mahmudullah b Luke Jongwe 7(3) [6s-1]

Luke Jongwe to Mahmudullah, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!

16.4

Luke Jongwe to Mahmudullah, SIX, that is the power of Mahmudullah, cleared his front leg on this length delivery and flat batted it over deep extra cover, it went all the way. Some power behind this one

16.3

Luke Jongwe to Shakib, 3 runs, Shakib makes room and gets it in the gap at cover, gets two easily, an unnecessary throw at the bowler's end allows an overthrow as well

16.2

Luke Jongwe to Mahmudullah, 1 run, length delivery but outside off, Mahmudullah opens the face of the bat and runs it down to third man

16.1

Luke Jongwe to Shakib, 1 run, back of a length and angling into Shakib, he waits for it and drops it in front of mid-wicket, the bowler runs to his left in his followthrough but cannot prevent a single

Luke Jongwe [2.0-0-20-0] is back into the attack

15.6

W Masakadza to Shakib, 1 run, flatter and on legs of Shakib, he nudges it behind square on the on-side for a single

Mahmudullah, right handed bat, comes to the crease

15.5

W Masakadza to Rahim, out Caught by S Raza!! This had been a quiet over so far and Rahim decided to force the issue, perishes while trying to do so. Tossed up delivery and on middle, Rahim went down on one knee and slogged it hard, did not get off the middle and Raza at deep mid-wicket was ready for such opportunities. Rahim c S Raza b W Masakadza 26(19) [4s-3]

W Masakadza to Rahim, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

15.4

W Masakadza to Shakib, 1 run, short and wide and Shakib cuts it away to sweeper cover

15.3

W Masakadza to Rahim, 1 run, Rahim once again goes for the reverse sweep, gets it off his forearm into the on-side and takes a single

15.2

W Masakadza to Shakib, 1 run, tossed up and on off, Shakib pushes it gently into the off-side for a single

15.1

W Masakadza to Rahim, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Rahim dabs it to backward point for a single

Wellington Masakadza [3.0-0-20-0] is back into the attack

Bangladesh need 43 runs in 30 balls

14.6

Cremer to Shakib, no run, tossed up and outside off, Shakib lunges forward and defends it into the off-side

14.5

Cremer to Shakib, 2 runs, delectable cut from Shakib, opens the face of the bat at the last moment on this flatter delivery to get it past the man at short third man, takes two before it is hunted down

14.4

Cremer to Rahim, 1 run, tossed up delivery and Rahim rolls his wrists to get it to mid-on, long-on was quite deep and the bowler runs back to keep it down to one

Shakib Al Hasan, left handed bat, comes to the crease

14.3

Cremer to S Rahman, out Caught by M Waller!! One shot too many for Rahman, goes for the big hit once again, gets the elevation but not the distance, it was a tossed up delivery and a slower one, Rahman flogged it high but it did not quite get the distance, there was a fielder scouting the fence and he pouched it easily. S Rahman c M Waller b Cremer 46(36) [4s-4 6s-1]

Cremer to S Rahman, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

14.2

Cremer to S Rahman, SIX, That is a mammoth hit from Rahman, comes down the track and heaves it over deep mid-wicket, that went well over the fence

14.1

Cremer to Rahim, 1 run, googly on the stumps, Rahim nudges it behind square on the on-side

Graeme Cremer [3.0-0-22-1] is back into the attack

13.6

Sean Williams to Rahim, 1 run, clever from Rahim this time, clips this flatter delivery to mid-wicket and retains the strike for the next over

13.5

Sean Williams to Rahim, no run, goes for the reverse sweep this time, does not get any bat and it lobs off his forearm behind the stumps on the on-side

13.4

Sean Williams to S Rahman, 1 run, short delivery and Rahman could have hit it anywhere, he ends up pulling it to long-on

Sean Williams to Rahim, 2 runs, leading edge but it does not carry to short third man, Rahim closed the face of the bat a little early and the ball turned away to get the edge, the fielder at short third man fumbled and allowed a couple

13.1

Sean Williams to Rahim, FOUR, width on offer and that is bread and butter for Rahim, goes inside out and beats the man at sweeper cover with ease

12.6

W Masakadza to Rahim, 1 run, swoops low on this quicker delivery, sweeps it to backward square leg for a single

12.5

W Masakadza to S Rahman, 1 run, uses his feet this time but does not get to the pitch, does well to pull it to mid-wicket

12.4

W Masakadza to Rahim, 1 run, flatter delivery and Rahim nudges it to mid-on, calls for a quick single and completes it with a dive

Third umpire has been troubled once again. But Mushfiqur looks safe here. Umpire though wants to be hundred percent sure and is looking at different angles. Not out it is

12.3

W Masakadza to Rahim, FOUR, over the top and in the gap as well, Rahim came down the track and made room while doing so, went inside out over the man at cover on this flatter delivery and it raced to deep extra cover fence

12.2

W Masakadza to Rahim, no run, short and wide, Rahim dabs it straight to the fielder at backward point

Sean Williams to S Rahman, 1 run, dropped, down the wicket he goes and lofts it high, does not get this flighted delivery off the middle and it skies high in the air, long-on commits a blunder and drops it

11.5

Sean Williams to Rahim, 1 run, was trying to reverse sweep once again, changed his mind at the last moment and nudged it to mid-wicket

11.4

Sean Williams to Rahim, FOUR, reverse sweep and gets the result Mushfiqur wanted, flatter delivery and he reverse swept it over a leaping backward point

11.3

Sean Williams to S Rahman, 1 run, quicker one and on middle and leg, Rahman nudges it to mid-wicket

11.2

Sean Williams to S Rahman, no run, flatter delivery and on off, Rahman reverse sweeps it straight to the fielder at short third man

11.1

Sean Williams to S Rahman, no run, tossed up delivery and Rahman bunts it down the pitch

10.6

Cremer to S Rahman, 1 run, flighted delivery and Rahman comes forward to defend it, gets it off the shoulder of the bat to mid-wicket

10.5

Cremer to S Rahman, no run, flighted delivery and Rahman defends it off the front foot

10.4

Cremer to S Rahman, FOUR, short delivery and Rahman punches it hard through cover, no chance for the man at sweeper

10.3

Cremer to S Rahman, no run, gem of a delivery, turned away after pitching on off, Rahman was looking to defend it off the front foot, lost the balance and the ball beat his outside edge to the keeper

10.2

Cremer to S Rahman, no run, uses his feet to get to the pitch of the delivery, does not manage to do it and tries to bunt it down, the ball hits the top of the bat and rolls into the on-side

10.1

Cremer to S Rahman, FOUR, wrong 'un but Rahman reads it well, it was a little short as well, Rahman went back and pulled it through mid-wicket for an easy four

9.6

Sean Williams to Rahim, 2 runs, that is a good looking shot, made some room and cracked the drive through cover, long-off ran to his left and cut it down in time

9.5

Sean Williams to Rahim, no run, very full and on the stumps, Rahim drives it back to the bowler

9.4

Sean Williams to S Rahman, 1 run, turn again, Rahman guides it to short third man and steals a quick single

9.3

Sean Williams to Rahim, 1 run, tossed up and outside off, Rahim drives it from the crease to sweeper cover

Mushfiqur Rahim, right handed bat, comes to the crease

9.2

Sean Williams to Hom, out Bowled!! Flatter delivery but it turned just a little, Hom was trying to run it down fine but missed it completely, the ball just clipped the bails. There was some confusion whehther it was the keeper's glove which dislodged the bails, but thereplays confirm it was indeed the ball which grazed the bails. Hom b Sean Williams 6(7)

Sean Williams to Hom, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!

What has happened there? Keeper thinks that Williams has bowled Hom, the umpire is not sure and they are going upstairs. Yes, Williams has cleaned him up

9.1

Sean Williams to Hom, 2 runs, tossed up and on middle and leg, Shuvagata drives it wide of long-on and gets two with ease

Sean Williams, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

8.6

Cremer to S Rahman, 2 runs, comes down the ground but does not get to the pitch of the delivery, mistimes the swing between deep mid-wicket and long-on, the fielder in the deep runs across and saves two runs

8.5

Cremer to S Rahman, no run, quicker one and it hurried onto Rahman, he keeps it out into the off-side from the crease

8.4

Cremer to Hom, 1 run, short and wide and Hom cuts it hard but thre is a man in the deep at sweeper who cuts it down

8.3

Cremer to S Rahman, 1 run, in the air but safe, tossed up and outside off, Rahman drives it on the up to sweeper cover

8.2

Cremer to Hom, 1 run, short delivery and Hom rocks back to pull it to deep backward square leg, missed out on a boundary there

8.1

Cremer to S Rahman, 1 run, tossed up and on middle and leg, Rahman nudges it to mid-wicket, the bowler chases it and keeps it down to one

7.6

W Masakadza to S Rahman, 1 run, quicker one on off and Rahman taps the ball on its head to get it to cover, calls for a quick single and gets it easily in the end

7.5

W Masakadza to Hom, 1 run, flatter delivery and Hom tucks it wide of mid-wicket for a single

7.4

W Masakadza to Hom, no run, short delivery and outside off, Hom does not beat cover on the cut

W Masakadza to Hom, 1 run, gives this one some air, it pitches on middle and leg and Hom whips it to mid-wicket

7.1

W Masakadza to S Rahman, 1 run, tossed up and on the stumps, Rahman clips it to deep mid-wicket, wants to steal the second run but Raza was quick in the deep

Wellington Masakadza [1.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack

6.6

Cremer to S Rahman, 1 run, calls for two straightaway but a good work in the field keeps it down to one. It was a flatter delivery and Rahman went back to nudge it into the vacant mid-wicket region

6.5

Cremer to S Rahman, 2 runs, dropped it well short and Rahman went back to punch it to sweeper cover

Shuvagata Hom, right handed bat, comes to the crease

6.4

Cremer to Tamim, out Caught by Sibanda!! Bangladesh have lost a very important wicket. Creemer has got the big fish, gave this delivery a lot of air and Tamim came down the track to swing it across, got a thick outside edge and it went high in the air, the fielder at long-off called for it and settled under it nicely. Tamim c Sibanda b Cremer 29(24) [4s-3 6s-1]

Cremer to Tamim, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

6.3

Cremer to Tamim, 2 runs, tossed up outside off, Iqbal covers the line of the delivery and wrists it down to long-on

6.2

Cremer to S Rahman, 1 run, flatter delivery and outside off, Rahman punches it off the back foot to sweeper cover

6.1

Cremer to Tamim, 1 run, flighted delivery and Iqbal looks to defend it off the front foot, the ball hits the shoulder of the bat and rolls down to backward square leg

Graeme Cremer, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

5.6

Luke Jongwe to S Rahman, FOUR, elegant from Rahman, fuller length and outside off, he gets into the line of the delivery and creams it through extra cover, no protection in the deep and it races away

5.6

Luke Jongwe to S Rahman, wide, slips this one down the leg-side and it is called as a wide

5.5

Luke Jongwe to Tamim, 1 run, short delivery and Iqbal rocks back to pull it to deep backward square leg

5.4

Luke Jongwe to Tamim, no run, good work by the keeper there, short delivery and Iqbal went for the pull, the ball deflected off the gloves of Tamim and rolled down fine, Moor dived to his right to prevent a certain boundary

5.3

Luke Jongwe to Tamim, FOUR, short delivery and it did not rise enough, Iqbal adjusted well to guide it past the fielder at short third man

5.2

Luke Jongwe to S Rahman, 1 run, length delivery and Rahman waits for it to tuck it away from the man at mid-wicket for a single

5.1

Luke Jongwe to S Rahman, 2 runs, fuller length and on middle and leg, Rahman clips it to deep backward square leg for a couple, good running there

4.6

Vitori to S Rahman, 1 run, short delivery and outside off, Rahman flat bats it to the man at cover, manages a single

4.6

Vitori to S Rahman, wide, speared full and miles outside off, that one went to the keeper hanging the carpet, called as a wide

4.5

Vitori to S Rahman, no run, that just fell short of the man at mid-on, short delivery and Rahman swiveled across to pull it, did not time it well and it dropped in front of mid-on

4.4

Vitori to S Rahman, no run, short of length and just outside off, Rahman gets across and allows the ball to come to him, drops it in front of his eyes

4.3

Vitori to S Rahman, FOUR, half-volley outside off and Rahman does not miss out, flays the drive through extra cover and it went to the fence in a jiffy

4.2

Vitori to Tamim, 1 run, Iqbal gets across this length delivery and nudges it to mid-wicket

4.1

Vitori to S Rahman, 1 run, short of a good length and slanted across Rahman, he guides it to third man for a single

Brian Vitori [1.0-0-2-0] is back into the attack

3.6

Luke Jongwe to S Rahman, 1 run, back of a length coming into Rahman with an angle, he nudges it wide of mid-on for a single

3.5

Luke Jongwe to S Rahman, no run, length delivery and outside off, Rahman styas inside the crease and pushes it to backward point

3.4

Luke Jongwe to Tamim, 1 run, appeal but what is it for? There was a big inside edge as Iqbal tried to pull it after going down on one knee, gets an inside edge onto his pad and the ball rolls into the off-side

Sabbir Rahman, right handed bat, comes to the crease

3.3

Luke Jongwe to Tamim, out Soumya Sarkar Run Out!! There is a big mix-up and Sarkar is gone. Unfortunate for Bangladesh but it's Sarkar's fault, Tamim never called for it. Short delivery and Iqbal pulled it waftly to short fine leg, Soumya Sarkar came charging but Iqbal was ball watching. In the end, bot the batsmen were standing at the striker's end and the throw went at the bowler's end, Soumya Sarkar had to go. Soumya Sarkar run out (W Masakadza/Luke Jongwe) 7(5) [4s-1]

Luke Jongwe to Tamim, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!

3.2

Luke Jongwe to Soumya Sarkar, 1 run, what do you call that pull, sweep?, low full toss and Sarkar gets it to deep mid-wicket, tumbles as he completes the run, could have been a two had he not lost the balance

3.1

Luke Jongwe to Soumya Sarkar, FOUR, one bounce over the ropes at long-off, what a shot that is from Soumya, got into the line of this fuller length delivery and lofted it over the in-field, did not try to hit it hard but timed it to perfection

Luke Jongwe, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

2.6

S Raza to Tamim, SIX, short and punished, Tamim rocks back and pulls it high and handsome over deep mid-wicket for a maximum

2.5

S Raza to Tamim, byes, FOUR, lucky for Tamim, cames down the track and did not get near the pitch, got a thick inside edge and it rolled pas the keeper into the fine leg fence, the keeper could have done a better job there

2.4

S Raza to Tamim, no run, gives charge once again but cannot beat the man at mid-off

2.3

S Raza to Tamim, FOUR, finally a four for Tamim, was not short enough and Iqbal was cramped for space but still managed to flay the cut through backward point

2.2

S Raza to Tamim, 2 runs, dances down the track but does not get to the pitch of the delivery, mistimes the drive to long-on

2.1

S Raza to Tamim, no run, tad short and on the stumps, Iqbal goes back and punches it to the right of cover, wants to steal a single but Soumya Sarkar sends him back

Sikandar Raza, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

1.6

Vitori to Tamim, 1 run, uses his feet this time on the fuller length and mistimes the drive to mid-on, takes a single to retain the strike for the next over

1.5

Vitori to Tamim, no run, length delivery and outside off, Iqbal comes forward and defends it towards cover point

1.4

Vitori to Tamim, no run, length delivery and angling into Iqbal from middle, he wears it on his pad while trying to work it into the on-side

1.3

Vitori to Soumya Sarkar, 1 run, waits for the back of a length delivery outside off and guides it to third man for a single, there is a fumble but he recovers well to keep it down to one

1.2

Vitori to Soumya Sarkar, no run, loud shout for lbw but the umpire is not interested, it was going down the leg side as Sarkar looked to flick it across the line, got hit on the pad

1.1

Vitori to Tamim, leg byes, 1 run, slips this one down the leg side, Iqbal misses the flicks, the ball deflects off his pad and rolls to the right of the keeper who dives to save a few runs, rifles the throw at the striker's end

Brian Vitori, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

0.6

W Masakadza to Tamim, 1 run, pushed through on middle and leg, Iqbal clips it to square leg for a single

0.5

W Masakadza to Tamim, no run, better from Masakadza, fires it in and Iqbal keeps it out into the off-side

0.4

W Masakadza to Tamim, FOUR, poor delivery, flatter and on leg=, Iqbal sweeps it away from the man at short fine leg

0.3

W Masakadza to Tamim, no run, flatter delivery and nudges it to square leg

0.2

W Masakadza to Soumya Sarkar, 1 run, Sarkar tries to sweep this flatter delivery, does not get off the middle and the ball rolls off his pad to short third man

0.1

W Masakadza to Tamim, 1 run, tossed up delivery and off, Iqbal drives it to cover and calls for a quick single and completes it with ease

Third umpire has been pressed into action on the very first ball. But Tamim is well in at the bowler's end

Tamim and Soumya Sarkar are at the crease. Tamim is on strike. W Masakadza will open the attack

Welcome back, Bangladesh openers are ambling out to the middle and we are moments away from the start of chase...

Zimbabwe definitely lost the plot during the last 6-7 overs. At one stage, they looked good to get to a far bigger total, courtesy Masakadza who got the highest T20I score by a Zimbabwean against Bangladesh. But Mustafizur bowled with a lot of heart to restrict the Zimbabwean juggernaut and kept it below 170. However, it is still a good total here and Bangladesh will need a few good knocks up the order to chase this one down. Join us in a while for the second half...

19.6

Al-Amin to Sean Williams, out Bowled!! And Williams's misery comes to an end. To be fair, today he did not look in his touch and struggled to get going. Coming to the delivery, he helped this one onto his stumps. It was full and outside off, Williams looked to lap it fine, but only managed to guide it onto his stumps.Sean Williams b Al-Amin 2(6)

Al-Amin to Sean Williams, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!

19.5

Al-Amin to Peter Moor, 1 run, another full toss and Moor cracks it straight to the fielder at sweeper cover

19.4

Al-Amin to Peter Moor, SIX, Moor connects this time, length delivery and outside off, Moor lofted it across the line and just got it over a leaping long-on

19.3

Al-Amin to Sean Williams, 1 run, another full toss and Williams flogs it to deep mid-wicket

Al-Amin to S Raza, out Caught by Mahmudullah!! Full toss gets a wicket. Juicy one outside off and Raza looks to go over deep extra cover, does not quite get it off the meat of the bat and it skies high in the air, the fielder at sweeper cover settles under it and sends Raza back. S Raza c Mahmudullah b Al-Amin 6(8)

Al-Amin to S Raza, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

18.6

Mustafizur Rahman to Sean Williams, no run, yorker and that just missed the off stick, Williams was trying to squeeze it into the off-side, did not get any bat on it

18.5

Mustafizur Rahman to S Raza, 1 run, leading edge but safe, length delivery and a slower one across Raza, he looks to work it into the off-side, the ball takes a thick leading edge and falls in front of cover point

18.4

Mustafizur Rahman to Sean Williams, 1 run, fuller length and on middle and off, Williams drives it to the right of mid-off for a single

18.3

Mustafizur Rahman to Sean Williams, no run, Williams keeps it out, so Mustafizur won't get a hat-trick, fuller length and on off, Williams gets a little stride forward and pushes it into the off-side

Sean Williams, left handed bat, comes to the crease

18.2

Mustafizur Rahman to Luke Jongwe, out Bowled!! And another one, Rahman is now on a hat-trick. Jongwe was looking to reverse sweep this yorker and missed it completely, the ball uprooted the middle stick and Mustafizur is delighted. Luke Jongwe b Mustafizur Rahman 0(1)

Mustafizur Rahman to Luke Jongwe, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!

Luke Jongwe, right handed bat, comes to the crease

18.1

Mustafizur Rahman to Chigumbura, out Bowled!! Trying to be too smart and has to go. Moved well across trying to innovate, Rahman was smart enough to bowl a yorker on the leg stick, Chigumbura had no clue what happened, by the time he tried to flick it, the ball had crashed onto the leg stick. Chigumbura b Mustafizur Rahman 3(3)

Mustafizur Rahman to Chigumbura, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!

17.6

Al-Amin to Chigumbura, 1 run, fuller length delivery and Chigumbura drills it down to long-on

17.5

Al-Amin to Chigumbura, 2 runs, slower delivery and outside off, Chigumbura looks to flat bat it through the off-side, gets a thick outside edge and it goes just over the fielder at short third ma, Mortaza gives a chase and keeps it down to two

Elton Chigumbura, right handed bat, comes to the crease

17.4

Al-Amin to S Raza, out H Masakadza Run Out!! So Masakadza's big innings comes to an end, Raza made room this tim and looked to pull it, the ball hit the top of the bat and rolled to short fine leg, Masakadza called for the quick single but the keeper was quickly onto it, gathered it and threw at the stumps in motion, catching Masakadza well short of the crease at striker's end. H Masakadza run out (Nurul Hasan) 79(53) [4s-9 6s-2]

Al-Amin to S Raza, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!

They have gone upstairs on a run-out appeal. Masakadza is the man in question and he is gone

17.3

Al-Amin to H Masakadza, 1 run, slower delivery once again, Masakadza looks to muscle it through mid-wicket, mistimes and the fielder at deep mid-wicket covers good ground to keep it down to one

17.2

Al-Amin to S Raza, 1 run, slower delivery and a short one, Raza waited for it and pulled it waftly to deep backward square leg for a single

17.1

Al-Amin to H Masakadza, 1 run, fuller length and on off, Masakadza looks to club it hard down the ground, mistimes it to long-on

Al-Amin Hossain [2.0-0-10-0] is back into the attack

16.6

Mustafizur Rahman to H Masakadza, 1 run, yorker and on the stumps, Masakadza keeps it out into the on-side and takes a quick single

16.5

Mustafizur Rahman to S Raza, 1 run, fuller length and on middle and leg, Raza flicks it to square leg

Mustafizur Rahman to H Masakadza, 2 runs, Shakib has made a mess of it, Masakadza hit it miles in the air but the fielder missed it completely, went back but could not get his finger tips to, it was a length delivery and a slower one, Masakadza looked to swing across the line and skied it high in the air, Shakib at mid-wicket lost it in the air and the batsmen take two

16.2

Mustafizur Rahman to H Masakadza, no run, fuller length delivery and Masakadza drives it straight to the fielder at mid-on

16.1

Mustafizur Rahman to H Masakadza, no run, swing and a miss, length delivery slanted across Masakadza, he looks to heave it after advancing down the track, gets beaten

Mustafizur Rahman [2.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack

15.6

Shakib to H Masakadza, 1 run, gets low on this flatter delivery, gets an inside part of the bat on the sweep and it rolls down to short fine leg

15.5

Shakib to H Masakadza, SIX, highest score by a Zimbabwean against Bangladesh in the T20Is, comes down the track on this flighted delivery, times the swing to perfection and it goes sailing over the long-on for a maximum

15.4

Shakib to S Raza, 1 run, clips this flatter delivery to mid-wicket

15.3

Shakib to H Masakadza, 1 run, takes this tossed up delivery on full toss after advancing down the track, does not quit time it and gets it on a bounce to long-off

15.2

Shakib to H Masakadza, no run, slightly short and Masakadza goes back, pushes it back to the bowler

15.1

Shakib to S Raza, 1 run, nimbles down the track and meets the pitch of the delivery, drives it to long-off

Shakib Al Hasan [3.0-0-35-1] is back into the attack

14.6

Mortaza to H Masakadza, FOUR, comes down the track and lofts it easily over the bowler's head, gets it too straight and there is no chance for the man at long-off

Mortaza to H Masakadza, out M Waller Run Out!! 1 run completed. It was a slower delivery and Masakadza nudged it to mid-wicket, completed the first run with ease and was looking to go for the second run. Called for it and Waller refused at first. Masakadza went back but then Waller changed his mind and decided to go for it. Till then the damage was done, it was a nice throw at the striker's end and the keeper dislodged the bails to catch M Waller short. M Waller run out (S Rahman/Nurul Hasan) 14(8) [4s-2]

Mortaza to H Masakadza, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!

Third umpire has been pressed into action on a run-out appeal. To tell you the truth, they did not third umpire, he looked out with naked eye. Yes, the man upstairs confirms it.

14.3

Mortaza to M Waller, 1 run, slower delivery and on off, Waller drives it on the up to long-off for a single

14.2

Mortaza to M Waller, 2 runs, length delivery and on off, Waller opens the face of the bat on the drive to get it to the right of the man at third man, enough time to add a couple to the tally

14.1

Mortaza to H Masakadza, 1 run, back of a length and on the stumps, Masakadza hoicks it off the inside part of the bat to deep mid-wicket

13.6

S Rahman to M Waller, FOUR, dances down the track once again and gets to the pitch of the ball, clubs it over the bowler's head and it races into the long-off fence

13.5

S Rahman to H Masakadza, 1 run, pats this flatter delivery from the crease to cover

13.4

S Rahman to H Masakadza, no run, premeditated move from Masakadza, came down the track early and Rahman fired it in, could not get any bat as he tried to adjust the shot into a heave, the ball hit him on his pad

13.3

S Rahman to M Waller, 1 run, darted into Waller and he moves away a little to make some room, push-drives it to long-off

13.2

S Rahman to M Waller, no run, flatter and into Waller, he pushes it back to the bowler

13.1

S Rahman to M Waller, FOUR, flighted delivery and on off, Waller goes inside out and beats the man coming across from sweeper with ease

Sabbir Rahman [1.0-0-6-0] is back into the attack

12.6

Mortaza to H Masakadza, 2 runs, excellent stuff from the Zimbabwean pair, Masakadza nudges this slwoer delivery wide of long-off and calls for two straightway, the throw is at the striker's end but he is home dead and dry

12.5

Mortaza to H Masakadza, 2 runs, waits for the slower delivery and bunts it down to long-on for a couple of runs

12.4

Mortaza to H Masakadza, FOUR, lap shot has worked for Masakadza once again, went low on this length delivery outside off, he moved across and lapped it over the man at short fine leg

Shakib to Sibanda, out Caught by Tamim!! Big wicket for Bangladesh, Sibanda was looking good in the middle, this time tried to heave it over long-off, the ball came quite slowly to him and induced aa thick edge, the ball ballooned in the air and the fielder at cover, ran back to pouch it safely. Sibanda c Tamim b Shakib 46(39) [4s-4 6s-2]

Shakib to Sibanda, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

11.5

Shakib to Sibanda, SIX, tossed up and Sibanda uses his feet to get to the pitch of the delivery, cracks it to long-on, the fielder backtracks and gets to it, cannot keep the balance though and throws it back, tries to catch it on the second attempt but fails to keep the balance and throws it back once again. This time though he touched the ropes while trying to do so and the third umpire confirms it's a six

Third umpire has been pressed into action to verify whether Sarkar took it cleanly at long-on. Oh, his leg was touching the ropes as he tried to push it back inside the ground on the second attempt and it is a six

11.4

Shakib to Sibanda, FOUR, tossed up delivery and Sibanda does not miss out, uses his feet and hits it through long-on

11.3

Shakib to H Masakadza, 1 run, Masakadza repeats what Sibanda did on the previous delivery, eases the tossed up to long-off for a single

11.2

Shakib to Sibanda, 1 run, tossed up and on off, Sibanda drills it to long-off

11.1

Shakib to H Masakadza, 1 run, catch it was the call from the keeper but Shakib could not get there on his followthrough, it was a flighted delivery and Masakadza was driving on the up, it went uppishly to long-off, beating a diving Shakib

Shakib Al Hasan [2.0-0-22-0] is back into the attack

10.6

Mahmudullah to H Masakadza, 1 run, tossed up and on off, Masakadza quietly keeps it out into the off-side

10.5

Mahmudullah to H Masakadza, no run, good fielding at cover, Masakadza cracks this flatter delivery off the back foot, cannot beat an aware fielder there

10.4

Mahmudullah to H Masakadza, FOUR, reverse sweeps this quicker delivery on off, gets it fine and beats the fielder at short third man with ease

10.3

Mahmudullah to Sibanda, 1 run, pushed through on middle and leg, Sibanda clips it to mid-wicket

10.2

Mahmudullah to H Masakadza, leg byes, 1 run, big appeal from the keeper but no response from the umpire, Masakadza went low on this flatter delivery to sweep it, gets hit on the back thigh just outside off, the ball rolls into the off-side and he scampers across to the other end

10.1

Mahmudullah to H Masakadza, SIX, uses the feet once again and makes this tossed up a full toss, swings across the line and hits it over deep mid-wicket

9.6

S Rahman to Sibanda, FOUR, was not short enough but enough for Sibanda to rock back and crack the pull through square leg, the fielder in the deep runs across but cannot get there in time

9.5

S Rahman to Sibanda, no run, very full and on the stumps, Sibanda is forced to push it back to the bowler

9.4

S Rahman to H Masakadza, 1 run, fraction short and Masakadza uses the depth of the crease to punch it down to long-on

9.3

S Rahman to H Masakadza, no run, too full and Masakadza jams the drive back to the bowler

9.2

S Rahman to Sibanda, 1 run, flatter delivery and on the stumps, Sibanda nudges it to long-on

9.1

S Rahman to Sibanda, no run, flatter delivery and miles outside off, Sibanda covers his stump and lets it go, was expecting a wide but umpire does not think so

Sabbir Rahman, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

8.6

Mahmudullah to Sibanda, 1 run, swings across the line this time, the delivery was a little short so Sibanda could have afforded that shot. Did not quite time it and it went in the air, but the fielder at deep mid-wicket could not get across in time, allowing a run

8.5

Mahmudullah to H Masakadza, 1 run, tad short and Masakadza rocks back tossed to punch it to long-on

8.4

Mahmudullah to H Masakadza, no run, uses his feet and meets the pitch of the delivery, cannot beat the fielder at mid-wicket

8.3

Mahmudullah to Sibanda, 1 run, backs away a little on this flatter delivery, guides it to short third man

8.2

Mahmudullah to H Masakadza, 1 run, tossed up and on the stumps, Masakadza wrists it to long-on

8.1

Mahmudullah to H Masakadza, FOUR, cut away fine, more of an outside edge but that is a welcome boundary, it was not short but outside off, Masakadza went for the cut and got a thick edge, the ball rolled down to third man fence

Mahmudullah, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

7.6

Mustafizur Rahman to H Masakadza, 1 run, short of a good length slanted across Masakadza, he dabs it third man for a single

7.5

Mustafizur Rahman to H Masakadza, no run, and Masakadza defends, length delivery and on off, Masakadza leans and defends it into the off-side

7.4

Mustafizur Rahman to Sibanda, 1 run, length delivery and on the pads of Sibanda, clips it to mid-wicket

7.3

Mustafizur Rahman to Sibanda, 2 runs, tucks this fuller length delivery to mid-wicket and comes for the second run quite quickly. A direct hit the striker's end would have been interesting

7.2

Mustafizur Rahman to H Masakadza, leg byes, 1 run, this time Masakadza goes down to sweep it, the fuller length delivery hits him on the pad outside the line of leg stump, the bowler appeals but the umpire is not interested

7.1

Mustafizur Rahman to Sibanda, 1 run, that has gone up in the air but Sibanda is safe, it was a length delivery and Sibanda threw the kitchen sink at it, got a thick edge and the ball fell in no man's land at cover

6.6

Shakib to Sibanda, 1 run, Shakib is not afriad to give it some air, Sibanda gets a little stride forward and drives it to long-off

6.5

Shakib to H Masakadza, 1 run, quicker one on the stumps, Masakadza nudges it to mid-wicket

6.4

Shakib to Sibanda, 1 run, tossed up delivery and Sibanda drives it to long-off for a single

6.4

Shakib to H Masakadza, 2 wides, fired down the leg side, Masakadza misses the glance and keeper fails to collect it cleanly, they sneak one extra run

6.3

Shakib to Sibanda, 1 run, to long on, the partnership between Sibanda and H Masakadza is now 50 runs. tossed up and Sibanda pushes it uppishly to mid-on, the fielder is in the deep and they take a run

Shakib to Sibanda, leg byes, 1 run, flatter delivery and Sibanda looks to work it into the on-side, gets it off his pad to backward square leg

5.6

Mustafizur Rahman to H Masakadza, no run, right on the money on off, Masakadza pushes it to mid-off with a little stride forward

5.5

Mustafizur Rahman to Sibanda, 1 run, tad short and outside off, Sibanda dabs it to third man for a single

5.4

Mustafizur Rahman to H Masakadza, 1 run, slower again, Masakadza gets early on the shot and plays it uppishly towards mid-off, but it drops in front of the fielder

5.3

Mustafizur Rahman to H Masakadza, no run, slower delivery and Masakadza was outfoxed, bowler and the keeper appealed for an lbw but it might have hit him outside the line, Masakadza was trying to close the bat face on this one and the slower delivery eluded him and grazed his back leg on its way to the keeper

5.2

Mustafizur Rahman to H Masakadza, FOUR, full and on off, Masakadza creams the drive through extra cover, went like a tracer bullet

5.1

Mustafizur Rahman to H Masakadza, no run, fuller length and outside off, Masakadza swoops low to lap it fine, it was well outside off and all Masakadza could do was get an under edge to the keeper, who collects it on a bounce

Mustafizur Rahman, comes into the attack

4.6

Shakib to Sibanda, SIX, goes for the big shot and connects it well. Shakib gave this one a little air and Sibanda latched onto it, came down the track and lofted it over the cow corner to get the desired result

4.5

Shakib to Sibanda, no run, pushed through on middle and off, Sibanda pats it to cover point

4.5

Shakib to Sibanda, wide, slips this one down the leg side and it is called as a wide

4.4

Shakib to H Masakadza, 3 runs, sloppy work at backward square leg, Masakadza flicked this flatter delivery and the fielder slipped to allow three runs

4.3

Shakib to H Masakadza, FOUR, down the wicket goes Masakadza on this tossed up delivery, connects it well and the ball races into the longon fence

4.2

Shakib to H Masakadza, no run, tries to go for the sweep on this flatter delivery on leg, does not get any willow on it

4.1

Shakib to Sibanda, 1 run, darted into Sibanda and he pushes it to mid-on, there was some hesitation between the batsmen but they eventually take a run

Shakib Al Hasan, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

3.6

Al-Amin to Sibanda, 1 run, fuller length delivery and Sibanda drives it to mid-on for a single

3.5

Al-Amin to Sibanda, no run, that is a good comeback from Hossain, got the ball to nip back in from length, Sibanda pushes it to backward point and wants to steal a single. The fielder was quick enough to force him dive to get back in the crease

3.4

Al-Amin to Sibanda, FOUR, that is a great looking shot from Sibanda, presented the full face of the bat on this fuller length delivery and lofted it over the bowler's head and it raced away

3.3

Al-Amin to Sibanda, no run, comes down the track but does not get into the line of the delivery and is beaten on this one. Looked quite ugly there

3.2

Al-Amin to Sibanda, no run, length delivery and on off, Sibanda pushes it into the off-side

3.1

Al-Amin to Sibanda, no run, optimistic appeal from the bowler but it struck Sibanda outside off, also there was enough height to create a doubt in the umpire's mind. Length delivery and outside off, Sibanda looked to swing across the line, got hit on the pad

2.6

Mortaza to H Masakadza, FOUR, that one did not come off the meat of the bat but will beat the fielder, back of a length and Masakadza punched it from the crease, beat the bowler in his followthrough and then a chasing mid-off

2.5

Mortaza to Sibanda, 1 run, good call from Masakadza there, saw the fielder was late and went for the quick single, Sibanda had pushed this length delivery wide of backward point

2.4

Mortaza to H Masakadza, 1 run, rolled his finger on it once again, Masakadza was eyeing to go big, adjusted at the last moment and punched it to mid-off

2.3

Mortaza to H Masakadza, no run, slower delivery and Masakadza is beaten, he was trying to run it down third man, was beaten by the pace. A little ooh aah from the keeper there

2.2

Mortaza to H Masakadza, FOUR, two in two for Masakadza, the keeper came forward for this delivery but that did not bother Masakadza. He went deep in the crease on this length delivery and heaved it between mid-on and mid-wicket with ease

2.1

Mortaza to H Masakadza, FOUR, tonked, short delivery and Masakadza uses his feet this time, swings across the line and gets it away from the man at mid-on, one bounce and over the ropes. Masakadza is looking in nice touch here

1.6

Al-Amin to Sibanda, no run, big appeal for an lbw from the bowler but it was going down the leg side, pitched on a length and jagged in. Sibanda was looking to swing across the line, missed it completely and the ball rolled into the off side off his pad

1.5

Al-Amin to Sibanda, FOUR, that will be the first boundary of the innings, slightly short and Sibanda got on top of the bounce to punch it through sweeper cover, that one raced to the fence

1.4

Al-Amin to Sibanda, no run, that is crisp from Sibanda, once again does not beat the fielder at cover, it was a half-volley and outside off, Sibanda got into the line of the delivery and drove it to cover

1.3

Al-Amin to Sibanda, no run, fuller length and on off, Sibanda drives it straight to the fielder at mid-off

1.2

Al-Amin to H Masakadza, 1 run, and Masakadza tries to force the issue, crouched low and scooped it over to fine leg, did not quite get the connection. The ball was in the air for a while but there was no one around, allows Masakadza a single

1.1

Al-Amin to H Masakadza, no run, back of a length and on 5th stump, Masakadza punches it from the crease into the cover region

Al-Amin Hossain, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

0.6

Mortaza to Sibanda, no run, down the wicket goes Sibanda, goes for the big heave on this slower length delivery outside off, only meets thin air. Good start for Bangladesh and Mortaza

0.5

Mortaza to Sibanda, 2 runs, Zimbabwe open their account, length delivery and on the stumps, Sibanda tucks it away from the fielder at mid-wicket and gets a couple

The only slip has been taken off

0.4

Mortaza to Sibanda, no run, a little too straight from Mortaza this time, Sibanda whips it to straight to the man stationed at mid-wicket

0.3

Mortaza to Sibanda, no run, length delivery and on off, Sibanda gets tall on it and punches it crisply straight to the fielder at cover

0.2

Mortaza to Sibanda, no run, short of a good length and on the stumps, Sibanda tucks it to mid-wicket, cannot steal a run

0.1

Mortaza to Sibanda, no run, good start for Mortaza, pitches it on a length outside off, Sibanda pokes at it from the crease and gets beaten. Keeper appeals but there was not any edge on it

Sibanda and H Masakadza are at the crease. Sibanda is on strike. Mortaza will open the attack

Zimbabwe have won the toss and have opted to bat

Mortaza will start off the proceedings for the hosts

Mortaza: "We are happy to chase under these conditions. We have been practicing here for a while now. We have got two debutants today."

Chigumbura: "It is a good wicket to bat first and put Bangladesh under pressure. Anything above 150-160 would be a good total. Depends a lot on how we use the powerplay."

Pitch report: "There is a bit of green tinge, that will hardly matter because it is a well rolled pitch. Captains might want to think about the dew factor. But still they would want to bat first. 14-150 might be a good total," reckons Athar Ali Khan.

With the World T20 in sight, teams are trying to play as many T20Is as possible. Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe series is one of those arrangements. Hello and welcome to the first match of the 4-match T20I series. Zimbabwe are still licking their wounds inflicted upon them by Afghanistan in the UAE. On the other hand, Bangladesh players are taking to field after a long break post the Bangladesh Premier League. Both the teams would like to try out as many combinations as possible in this series. Zimbabwe would definitely feel lucky to get accustomed to the conditions in sub-continent before the mega event in India. Toss and team news to follow soon...